Crime in your Laguna Beach neighborhoods

Sexual battery. 900 block South Coast Highway. A surf-shop employee said a man walked into the store, grabbed a 15-year-old employee's arms and kissed her.

Suspicious person/circumstances. 8:58 a.m. Emerald Bay and North Coast Highway. A caller said a person was walking down the road with a motorcycle helmet on but no motorcycle in sight.

SATURDAY

Assault. 11:23 p.m. 1700 block Coast Highway. A man said a bouncer shoved him out an establishment after he tried to break up a fight happening inside.

Drunk in public. 6:14 p.m. 300 block Glenneyre Street. A caller said a woman in her 30s who appeared drunk while walking her dog was lying on the sidewalk, setting her dog loose.

FRIDAY

Suspicious person/circumstances. 10:25 a.m. 200 block Ocean Avenue. A caller asked deputies to check for a man in his 30s wearing a red and white cap who was trying to open vehicle doors.

THURSDAY. DEC. 13

Suspicious person/circumstances. 9:02 p.m. 31900 block Virginia Way. A resident said strange men wearing suits went to the resident's door looking for a man the resident doesn't know.

Fraud. 9:42 a.m. 400 block Hilledge Drive. A caller said an unknown person was using the caller's credit card to purchase Nike shoes.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 12

Grand theft. 2:49 p.m. 1200 block Glenneyre Street. A caller said reported leaving a rare vintage poster worth $16,000 with a mail stop, but someone took it before it was picked up by a delivery service.

Vehicle burglary. 11:50 a.m. 500 block Flora Street. A resident said someone broke into his Ford F-150 and stole more than $3,000 in gift cards, cash and other items.

Crime in Your Neighborhoods was compiled by Joseph Espiritu and consists of selected items from the Laguna Beach Sheriff's Department. Calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the information provided.

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